House debates
Monday, 13 February 2017
- Burt Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
Over the past six months in this place, I have spoken several times about the NBN rollout in my electorate and particularly in the suburb of Thornlie—or at least the lack of NBN rollout,... - La Trobe Electorate: Little Athletics (1 speech)
I recently had the great pleasure to attend the Sherbrooke Little Athletics Annual Royal Children's Relayathon. Amazingly, the club ran an incredible 92 kilometres that morning to raise money for... - Western Sydney Airport (1 speech)
I rise once again to draw attention to the complete disregard that this government is showing my community through its plans to build the Western Sydney Airport. This is an airport that has been... - Flynn Electorate: Boyne River (1 speech)
I rise today to raise awareness of the fight currently faced by farmers along the Boyne River in the Burnett region of my electorate of Flynn. The Boyne River is home to a suite of high-value... - Bruce Electorate: Chinese New Year (1 speech)
'Xin nian kuai le', 'Gong xi fa cai' and 'Da jia hao'—these phrases which mean 'May you have a prosperous New Year', 'Happy New Year' and 'Hello, everybody' are ones which more and more... - Lavender Bay Railway Line (1 speech)
Twenty-five years ago, Sydney's well-known 'red rattlers' were decommissioned from service following a final journey across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. They were single-deck ageing trains without... - Rugby League All Stars (1 speech)
I wish to pay tribute to the National Rugby League's All Stars program, which, following a week of terrific community events, culminated last Friday night in the Indigenous All Stars versus the... - Durack Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
I am pleased to speak about my contribution to address one of the largest health issues in Durack: mental health. Last week, I announced that the Mid West Mental Health Service will have a... - Wehbe, Ms Gabriella (1 speech)
On Australia Day a very special young woman became the 2017 Parramatta Young Citizen of the Year. Gabriella Wehbe was the assistant head girl of Our Lady of Mercy College in Parramatta and... - Fairfax Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
So busy are the lives of everyday Australians that it sometimes takes a major event for us to pause, take a step back and reflect on how lucky we are and to remind ourselves of how fundamentally... - Centrelink (1 speech)
I would like to take the opportunity to report to the House an initiative that has had a significant impact on many, not just in my electorate but across the country, and that is the government's... - Fadden Electorate: Prawn Industry (1 speech)
In January this year we had an outbreak of white spot disease on the Gold Coast, which devastated the local prawn industry. The prawn industry at the Logan River on the GC produces about 25 per... - Boochani, Mr Behrouz (1 speech)
Mr Behrouz Boochani has been imprisoned by the Australian government on Manus Island since 2013. I would like to tell the parliament some of his story. Boochani was a founder, editor and writer... - Gilmore Electorate: Apprenticeship Challenge (1 speech)
In January we had the Gilmore Apprenticeship Challenge. The whole idea was to try and encourage 52 local businesses to take on an apprentice or a trainee. So with Guns and Roses going, we had a... - McKay, Mr Ross, Johnston, Mr Jon (2 speeches)
I rise today to pay tribute to two outstanding members of our community who sadly recently lost battles with ill health. I recognise two great people of the mighty suburb of Inala: Ross McKay and...
